The Lightning appear to me to be a team that is still looking for its new identity. Whether you loved or hated John Tortorella and his system, you knew the Lightning were going to have structure moving out of their zone and you knew that they were going to be disciplined. Tonight the team had no structure moving out of their zone, and because they spent so much time in their own end they took a ton of penalties. The young Lightning defense clutched to chipping the puck up off the boards rather than looking for an outlet pass and getting some speed moving through the neutral zone. That's a problem. They need to show more poise and confidence quickly if the Lightning are going to be successful.

Vladimir Mihalik had 1 shot and 3 hits in 11:54 in his NHL debut. He beat my expectations. Good job Vladdy.

Steven Stamkos was -1 with 2 shots and 2 hits in 8:25. He was also 50% on draws. He was stopped on a key breakaway in the Third Period that would've given the Lightning the lead. In my opinion, he needs to be up around at least 15 minutes a night and soon for the Lightning's offense to be as potent as it needs to be.

TuesdayJohan Harju had a power play goal and 4 penalty minutes in Lulea's 3-1 loss to Timra.

ThursdayJohan Harju had a power play goal and 2 penalty minutes in Lulea's 4-2 loss to Brynas. Harju is off to another hot goal scoring start. His 4 goals in 7 games is tied for 4th in the Elitserien in goal scoring.

Tokarskiâ€™s shutout streak ended at two when Kamloopsâ€™ Tyler Shattock scored early in the first period. Tokarski made 30 saves for his third victory in four games. The Chiefsâ€™ three headed monster of Mitch Wahl (Calgary), Drayson Bowman (Carolina), and Jared Cowen (Likely top-5 pick in 2009) were the gameâ€™s three stars.